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UFC Facing Anti-MMA Backlash in Australia
Here is the kind of press "Ultimate Fighting" is getting in Australia's media: Inside this ring there are no rules - elbows, knees, anything goes. This is ultimate fighting and soon a well executed h...
Regulating MMA Just a Start, Lots of Room to Improve State Athletic Commissions
We here at Bloody Elbow certainly have not been shy with our advocacy for the legalization and regulation of mixed martial arts. But we are certainly operating under no illusions that once the sport i...
Lift the Ban Watch: Grassroots Organizing for MMA in New York State
Just got a Facebook alert to help MMA get regulated in New York state. Here's how you can help if you're in NY: We are trying to legalize MMA fighting in New York State. Right now, there are 37 st...
Lift the Ban Watch: UFC to Boston in November?
Kenny Florian and UFC VP of Regulation and Governmental Affairs Marc Ratner (among other UFC reps) took the floor of the Massachusetts State House on Thursday in the UFC's latest attempt to persuade t...
Lift the Ban Watch: Success in South Carolina
Congratulations, South Carolinians: South Carolina, one of a declining number of states that currently outlaws the sport of mixed martial arts, has taken a significant step to lift the ban. Earli...
Lift the Ban Watch: South Carolina Makes Progress, Problems Arise in Canada
Details are scant, but one can hope this comes to fruition: A bill allowing mixed martial arts contests in South Carolina is up for debate by lawmakers....The bill by Republican Rep. Jim Merrill of...
Lift the Ban Watch: Vancouver Edition
What's preventing Vancouver from legalizing MMA? Inertia: That's according to UFC vice-president Marc Ratner, who says that his group has already talked to GM Place about hosting an event there. "...
Lift the Ban Watch: New York Edition Update, When Unions Attack
When last we posted about the UFC's efforts to get MMA legalized and regulated in New York state one thing didn't quite add up. From published accounts it appeared that the UFC had a well funded lobby...
Lift the Ban Watch: New York Edition
Boxing writer and MMA enemy Thomas Hauser has a piece up on ESPN.com talking about the efforts to legalize MMA in New York state: The prime mover in the drive to legalize MMA in New York is Zuffa L...
Lift the Ban Watch: NYSAC Gets a New Chair
One month after the sanctioning of MMA in New York was brought to a grinding halt by the state's Assembly Tourism committee, there's new hope for fans in the Empire State. Franklin McNeil at the Newar...
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